Drip point grid tile



Nov. 9, 1937. F. M. MILLER DRIP POINT GRID T ILE Filed Nov. 27, 1936 W/T/VESS.'

- Effe/@Maak @47u54 MfrafPA/fy Patented Nov. 9, 1937 UNITED STATES PATENT GFFICE DRIP POINT GRID TILE Fred M. Miller, Bala-Cynwyd, Pa.

Application November 27, 1936, Serial No. 112,881

4 Claims. (Cl. 261-94) In many engineering and chemical applicathe lower ends of the perforations 2, there are tions, there are involved processes in which gases provided a plurality of downwardly pointing or and liquids are contacted generally by maintainextending pointed projections 8, shown as in the ing an upward flow of gas and a downward flow of form of pyramid-s, although any other pointed 5 liquid. It is desired to obtain as intimate a miX- shape may be used. It will be readily understood 5 ture of gas and liquid as possible and hence it is that liquid owing down the walls of the tile, both desired to avoid the formation of streams or jets inside the projections 2 and along the outside of liquid and, on the contrary, to maintain a fog Walls of the tile, flows down the projections 8 and or rain of a huge number of drops or small pardro-ps from the points thereof in a series of sepa- 10 ticles of liquid. rated drops, instead of in a sheet or jet of liquid 10 It is an object of my invention to provide a tile as would be formed from the flat edge of a tile. or refractory shape having means on a lower hori- Because of the cubical shape of the tile, the zon-tal surface for providing a drip or flow of tiles may be reversed horizontally, so that the liquid in a number of smaller drops. perforations 2 are crosswise of each other, and so More specifically, my novel device consists of a that the projections 8 are thus located after the 15 cubical tile having legs or supports projecting periorations 2 in the tile beneath and serve to from its lower face and having perforations passbailie or break up the upward flow of gas.

ing vertically therethrough and having a plural- I do not intend to be limited save as the scope ity of downwardly projecting pointed projections of the prior art and of the attached claims may surrounding the lower ends of said perforations. require. 2O

For a further exposition of my invention, ref- I claim:- erence may be had to the annexed drawing and l. A tile having supports extending from its specification, at the end thereof my invention will lower face so as to space said lower face above the be specically pointed out and claimed. means supporting the tile, said tile having therein In the drawing: perforations extending vertically through said 25 Fig. lis a perspective view. tile, and downwardly extending pointed projec- Fig. 2 is a bottom plan View. tions surrounding the lower ends of said perfora- In the drawing, my device is shown as consisttions. ing of a tile or refractory shape suitable for use 2. A substantially cubical tile of refractory maparticularly in checker-brick work or the like. terial having at its corners reinforcing members 30 The tile may conveniently be made of acid-resistprojecting from the surface of said tile and exing refractory material which has been de-aired tending at their lower ends beyond the face of during the process of manufacture of the tile. said tile to provide feet or supports and having The tiles are adapted for use at the point of intervertically extending perforations passing through change between liquid and gas; for example, in a said tile, and a plurality of downwardly project- 35 benzol scrubber. ing pyramids on the lower face of said tile sur- The tile itself comprises a substantially cubical rounding the lower ends of said perforations. body I having a plurality of perforationsZ pass- 3. A substantially cubical tile of acid-resisting ing vertically therethrough and providing a plurefractory material having feet or supports prorality of channels for the upward 'low of gas. At jecting from its lower face and having vertically 40 the corners of the tile there are provided columns extending perforations passing therethrough and 0r reinOrCillg members 3 Which Project at their having on its lower face means for breaking into lower ends below or beyond the face of the tile to drops a flow of liquid passing down the Walls of provide feet or supports 4, which `support the the tile.

lower face of the tile away from the tile or other ,L A tile composed of a plurality of Vertlcally 45 support on which it. is carried. Intermediate o extending walls dening vertically extendlng permembeis c and on the sides of the tile, there may foratons between them, supports extending be located smaller reinforcing members 5, which strengthen the tile and at the same time provide, downwardly Vertlcauy from sa@ Walls betfeath between'the tile and the adjacent tiles in a horithe lowe ends 0f Sad perforatlonsf and pomted Zontal direction, channels indicated at 6 in Fig. 2. downwardly @Xtending projecting extensions on Similarly, the feet 01- Supports 4 provide between the lower ends of said walls adjacent the lower them, and above the support for the tile, channels ends 0f Said peIOIaiO'nS and abOVe the 10Wer ends indicated at 1 in Fig. 1. of said supports.

On the lower face of the tile and surrounding FRED M. MILLER. 55 

